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package org.apache.metamodel.convert;

import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.metamodel.data.DataSet;
import org.apache.metamodel.data.DataSetHeader;
import org.apache.metamodel.data.Document;
import org.apache.metamodel.data.Row;
import org.apache.metamodel.schema.builder.SchemaBuilder;

/**
 * Object responsible for converting a document ( {@link Map}) into a
 * {@link Row} for a {@link DataSet} that is based on a {@link SchemaBuilder}.
 */
public interface DocumentConverter {

    /**
     * Converts a {@link Document} into a row with the given
     * {@link DataSetHeader}.
     * 
     * @param document
     * @param header
     * @return
     */
    public Row convert(Document document, DataSetHeader header);
}
